Any recommendations for sensational non-fiction books?

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  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    Churchill: A Life by Martin Gilbert
  • Jade_Butterfly
    Jade_Butterfly Posts: 2,963 Member
    I love reading. . .a sorts. . . I am quite ecclectic when it comes to books, music, furniture. . Just me lol. .I have been reading Christian books of late. . If you would like some titles and authors please feel free to PM me. . last time I posted a Christian book title in a thread it got deleted. . . I don't want to mess up your thread. . I love all the suggestions here.

    Jillian Michaels has some great books. . I have Master the Metabolism and Unlimited.
  • 42hockeymom
    42hockeymom Posts: 521 Member
    While I haven't read it yet, In The Garden Of Beasts by Erik Larson is supposed to be fantastic. My husband is listening to it right now and is raving about it.
  • MelMoly
    MelMoly Posts: 1,303 Member
    Everyone needs to know Barrons! Darkfever (book 1) Karen Marie Moning :bigsmile:

    awww **** reading FAIL! that is so fiction....
  • Whitneylol
    Whitneylol Posts: 244
    Into the wild and Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer. Also, Escape by Carolyn Jessop.

    .....I'm obsessed with FLDS :)
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    If you're into science, check out Why Beauty is Truth: A History of Symmetry by Ian Stewart.

    From Amazon:

    "Anyone who thinks math is dull will be delightfully surprised by this history of the concept of symmetry. Stewart, a professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick (Does God Play Dice?), presents a time line of discovery that begins in ancient Babylon and travels forward to today's cutting-edge theoretical physics. He defines basic symmetry as a transformation, "a way to move an object" that leaves the object essentially unchanged in appearance. And while the math behind symmetry is important, the heart of this history lies in its characters, from a hypothetical Babylonian scribe with a serious case of math anxiety, through Évariste Galois (inventor of "group theory"), killed at 21 in a duel, and William Hamilton, whose eureka moment came in "a flash of intuition that caused him to vandalize a bridge," to Albert Einstein and the quantum physicists who used group theory and symmetry to describe the universe. Stewart does use equations, but nothing too scary; a suggested reading list is offered for more rigorous details. Stewart does a fine job of balancing history and mathematical theory in a book as easy to enjoy as it is to understand."
  • McKayMachina
    McKayMachina Posts: 2,670 Member
    I'm sorry. I know you said nonfiction but I can't help myself.

    The one book that blew my mind completely was House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. It covers physics, poetry, horror, drama, drugs, legacy, death...I could go on. Amazing. I've read it 4 times in 6 years and every time is like a new experience. It's like no book you've ever seen. Literally:

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    Also:

    Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
    * Pre- and post-apocalyptic fiction, not for the faint of heart. Genetic modification of mammals including "humans", chaos, biological weapons, slavery, personal tragedy, solitude, psychosis, etc.

    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
    * A young man's family sets sail from Pondicherry, India to Canada. They run a zoo and many of the animals come along. There's a wreck. Pi, a young boy, winds up alone on a lifeboat with an adult tiger. He's at sea for months. Theme: spirituality and personal growth.

    Anyway, I couldn't stop myself! They are sooooo worth it. :happy:
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  • jkleman79
    jkleman79 Posts: 706 Member
    I want to thank everyone that posted on here!! I was actually afraid that it would be a non commented on topic and you all shown me that I was not the only one that reads non fiction. ha! =0) Thanks again!
  • C110266Chris♥
    C110266Chris♥ Posts: 154
    I want to thank everyone that posted on here!! I was actually afraid that it would be a non commented on topic and you all shown me that I was not the only one that reads non fiction. ha! =0) Thanks again!

    Agreed, thanks to all for your suggestions! I plan to review every single one!@ I have a bunch that I love as well. Will have to take the time to post!

    Thank you everyone for your contributions! Appreciate it very much. We do seem to be a select few that enjoy non-fiction. :))
  • beccyleigh
    beccyleigh Posts: 846 Member
    I pick up all my books at charity shops, i never buy new books so it's a bit pot luck but 2 recent finds are

    A piece of cake by cupcake brown, her website is here http://www.cupcakebrown.com/. Amazing story

    The 19th Wife by David Bershoff - An adaptation of the life of Ann Eliza Young, wife of Brigham Young, founder of the latter day saints. I couldn't put it down & coming from England having no real knowledge of the Mornons (beyond the Osmonds) still found it to be fascinating.
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  • RyanDanielle5101
    RyanDanielle5101 Posts: 533
    I loved The Hunger Games series!!!! Couldn't put them down!

    EDIT: Sorry Mis read the NON-FICTION PART!!!
  • SarabellPlus3
    SarabellPlus3 Posts: 496 Member
    Hunger Games are very much NOT non-fic... Lol They are great , though!
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